Biography
Lydia Monks earned a first class degree in Illustration at Kingston University. After working as a freelance illustrator for various newspapers, she decided to begin creating children's books. Her first book, I WISH I WERE A DOG, won the Bronze Smarties Award in 1999. Since then, she has worked on over forty books. She now lives and works in Sheffield with her husband, who is also an illustrator, and their baby daughter.
Mara Bergman is an accomplished writer for young children, whose work includes BEARS, BEARS, EVERYWHERE (Orchard) and MUSICAL BEDS (S&S - 0 689 83509 4). She is also a prize-winning, published poet. Mara lives in Kent with her family, and works in London as a children's fiction editor.
Mara Bergman is an accomplished writer for young children, whose work includes BEARS, BEARS, EVERYWHERE (Orchard) and MUSICAL BEDS (S&S - 0 689 83509 4). She is also a prize-winning, published poet. Mara lives in Kent with her family, and works in London as a children's fiction editor.
